ridged

ridge  (rj)

n.

1. A long, narrow upper section or crest: the ridge of a wave.

2. A long, narrow chain of hills or mountains. Also called ridgeline.

3. A long, narrow elevation on the ocean floor.

4. Meteorology An elongated zone of relatively high atmospheric pressure. Also called wedge.

5. A long, narrow, or crested part of the body: the ridge of the nose.

6. The horizontal line formed by the juncture of two sloping planes, especially the line formed by the surfaces at the top of a roof.

7. A narrow, raised strip, as in cloth or on plowed ground.

v. ridged, ridg·ing, ridg·es

v.tr.

To mark with, form into, or provide with ridges.

v.intr.

To form ridges.

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[Middle English rigge, from Old English hrycg; see sker-² in Indo-European roots.]

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Adj.

1.

ridged - having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship; "a carinate sepal" carinate, carinated, keeled